Chris Burke continued to be an offensive force for the Astros, who earned a split as the series prepares to move to Houston. Burke scored the first and last runs and drove in another to back Roy Oswalt's stellar outing.

The Cardinals fell behind for the first time this postseason, and though Mark Mulder limited the Astros to one earned run in seven innings, St. Louis was unable to get anything beyond Albert Pujols' solo homer in the sixth.